Chapter 18: Shifting Alliances

Cao Jiaye also heard vague rumors about what had happened.

Because Jiang Yue maintained his dignity and quickly established rules about discussing the incident, Cao Jiaye didn't know Jiang Yue had been beaten. He only knew that Jiang Yue visited the Ye House with a dark expression and left briskly, carrying a box of strawberries.

"The relationship between the Jiang family and the Ye family has always been strained. It's not exaggerating to say they barely interact," Cao Jiaye frowned deeply. "How did this change happen so easily?"

The strawberries bothered him. Though not valuable themselves, they symbolized something important—harmony between the Jiang family and the Ye family!

This made no sense! The families were hostile just half a day earlier, and now they appeared friendly? What game were they playing?

Cao Jiaye couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

He knew that powerful families like the Yes and the Jiangs didn't reveal their strategies easily.